renn

[ʁɛn]

/[ʁɛn]/ verb

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The verdict

“renn” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20,035) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,035
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-renn · renn · German

renn · rank #20,035 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,035
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reim

Nearest frequency peer: Reim (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „renn“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „renn“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

renn vs Rn
25% similar
renn vs run
50% similar
renn vs ron
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for renn
PropertyValue
Headwordrenn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁɛn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,035
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „renn“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rennliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reim“ (#20,034), „repräsentativ“ (#20,036), „regulieren“ (#20,033). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „renn“ bei #20,035. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for renn is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rn", "run", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ʁɛn]. Frequency #20,035 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for renn, with forms such as "ernn", "rnen", and "rrenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rn", "run", "ron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is renn, spelled R-E-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernn
  • rnen
  • rrenn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of renn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ernn2rnen2rrenn1
Edit distance from "renn"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renn"?
"renn" is spelled R-E-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛn].
What does "renn" mean?
As a verb, "renn" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen
What words are commonly confused with "renn"?
"renn" is commonly confused with "Rn", "run", "ron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renn" is [ʁɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renn" come from?
"renn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "renn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reim#20,034Rabe#20,029Scan#20,044Pier#20,024

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list